Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual page 264

3
Programming with ShopMill
3.8 Milling
Selecting the machining
direction
Selecting limits
...
Parameters
Machining type Roughing:
Face milling up to programmed finishing allowance (UZ).
Finishing:
The surface is milled once in the plane. The tool is retracted after every cut.
Machining
direction
X0, Y0 Corner point 1 of surface in X or Y direction (abs. or inc.)
Z0 Height of blank (abs. or inc.)
X1 Corner point 2 of surface in X direction (abs. or inc.)
Y1 Corner point 2 of surface in Y direction (abs. or inc.)
Z1 Height of finished part (abs. or inc.)
DXY Max. infeed in the XY plane (dependent on mill diameter)
Alternately, you can specify the plane infeed as a %, as a ratio
to milling cutter diameter (mm).
DZ Max. infeed in Z direction
UZ Final machining allowance
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Toggle in the "Direction" field using the "Alternat." softkey until the
icon for the required machining direction appears.
•
Same direction of machining
•
Alternating direction of machining
Press the softkey for each of the required limits.
The selected limits are shown in the help display and in the broken-
line graphics.
Same direction of machining.
Alternating direction of machining
Description
SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
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10.04
Unit
mm
mm
mm
plane infeed (mm) %
mm
mm
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